My newest try

Thank you for your advice Viper and Texas , this is the first piece using your advice , I did the wider outline just to see what it would look like . I am using 10 coil machines I got from E-Bay The inks I used are Scream Pitch Black and Cherry Bomb , I used a 9 rs for the shading the main fill I used a 7 mag and for the outline I used a 5 mag

wow after seeing the other work posted here I might better not have posted my work looks like a hack went to work on my stuff

well here is another try better I think, I will just keep trying to follow advice and hopefully my mentor will actually decide to take me back I spent the 6 months I was with her doing the set up and clean up and general bull or grunt work so I started on the practice skins after she took off trying real hard . I love this art and want to do it for the rest of my life . This time I used the real cheap ink that came with my kit and I used a 7 RL and a 9 RS

Try using a 14r for the outline, you can use a shader that will give you plenty of weight for a cartoon style tattoo, just fix the edges with a 3rl or single needle. you can also outline the black with a thin white line to give it the impression of a sticker, also some white highlights to give some reflected light would be good. This is for the heart tat

looking better. focus on clean lines. Nice, crisp, definite lines.

I had actually responded earlier as well, but lost my internet..
Looking better...I wouldnt recommend you using those mags to outline, I dont think your quite ready for that. Use a 7rl, or 9rl for your outlines and try like it was mentioned to keep the lines nice and crisp. I would find me a outline with tons of line work and just start laying down lines till i nailed it..matter of fact thats basically what i did already. The color looks good, a 9rs wont give you good gradient in my opinon unless you really do know how to use it correctly, personally, I dont...I use a larger mag and get better gradient that way. ***dont forget highlights**** you need highlights to bring life to these otherwise they look flat, not bad, but flat. Remeber the highlights. A good tattoo needs darks, midtones and HIGHLIGHTS.

Keep it up your getting better and progressing. DOnt worry bout using the cheap inks for these, I use alot of cheap ink on my practice skins just the same..

thank you very much I will do just that

Viper, I dont want to start a big flaming match here, so please don't take this the wrong way: in another post you are asking people to say what needles they used when doing their work, then here you tell OP that you don't reccomend they use certain needles...

LOL...no harm no foul...
Yes, you are correct, I did ask what others were using as far as needles. Yes, I did recommmend that instead of outlining with a Mag the OP uses a RL. I maybe incorrect here but I think the OP needs to learn to use an RL before using a Mag for outline work. Sorry I have have offended.

I think knowing what someone is using just gives someone with a bit more knowledge the ability to recommend and alternative that may be easier or more efficient. I never even thought to line with a round shader until someone suggested it after I struggled to build lines with a tight round.